Paper Helicopter STEM Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 8: Paper helicopter · Set 24 · 40 questions

What you do (Air pushes back): 1. Draw a T shape on a paper strip and cut it out with safety scissors (an adult helps). 2. Cut the top down the middle and fold the two blades opposite ways. 3. Fold up the bottom and clip a paper clip on it. 4. Drop it from your raised hand and time how long it takes to land.

1. 1.📘 What is the push of air on a falling thing called? (a) floating (b) dissolving (c) magnetism (d) air resistance
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the person dropping”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a strip of paper for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.True or false: a strip of paper is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a feather falls slowly through the air. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🛟 Which scissors should children use to cut the paper? (a) safety scissors (b) a paper cutter (c) sharp kitchen shears (d) gardening shears
9. 9.📘 What pulls the paper helicopter down to the floor? (a) the wind (b) gravity (c) magnetism (d) air pressure
10. 10.🚁 Why does the paper helicopter fall slowly? (a) it has no weight (b) the floor pushes it (c) air pushes on its blades (d) a magnet holds it
11. 11.True or false: a toy parachute falls slowly through the air. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a paper clip (c) safety scissors (d) a mirror
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a strip of paper (b) a mirror (c) a paper clip (d) safety scissors
14. 14.🚁 Which of these falls slowly through the air? (a) a coin (b) a stone (c) an open sheet of paper (d) a steel spoon
15. 15.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a feather fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
16. 16.🛟 Where is a safe place to drop the helicopter from? (a) a roof edge (b) a high window ledge (c) a wobbly chair (d) from your raised hand
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a glass marble
18. 18.🚁 Why do we clip a paper clip to the bottom of the helicopter? (a) to weigh down the bottom (b) to make it fall slower (c) to stop the spinning (d) to make it magnetic
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you fold the two blades the other way. What changes? (a) it spins the other way (b) it falls upward (c) it turns blue (d) it does not fall
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the paper clip (b) the kind of paper (c) the length of the blades (d) time to reach the floor
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fluff of cotton (b) a paper helicopter (c) a toy parachute (d) a stone
22. 22.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a stone fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a pencil (b) a strip of paper (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
24. 24.🚁 Which of these falls fast through the air? (a) a feather (b) a toy parachute (c) a glass marble (d) a paper helicopter
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the length of the blades (b) time to reach the floor (c) the paper clip
26. 26.True or false: a ruler is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: time to reach the floor is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the paper helicopter? (a) a paper clip (b) safety scissors (c) a magnet (d) a ruler
29. 29.True or false: a crumpled paper ball falls fast through the air. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the paper helicopter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the kind of paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a coin fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the paper helicopter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? What do we do with “the drop height”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🔮 A flat sheet and a crumpled ball of the same paper drop together. Which lands first? (a) the flat sheet (b) a sheet of glass (c) neither of them (d) the crumpled ball
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a ruler (b) a pencil (c) a battery cell (d) safety scissors
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? True or false: the drop height is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the paper helicopter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a strip of paper (b) safety scissors (c) a ruler (d) yeast
39. 39.🚁 Dropped from a raised hand, does a paper helicopter fall slowly or fast? (a) falls slowly (b) falls fast
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — do longer blades make the paper helicopter fall more slowly? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the person dropping (b) the length of the blades (c) time to reach the floor

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